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Portuguese bishops applaud Guterres nomination as U.N. secretary-general
The Portuguese Bishops Conference praised former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres for his "deep sense of humanity and faith" after he was nominated as United Nations secretary-general.
In modern world, every land is ‘mission land,’ pope says
Pope Francis said the number of those needing to hear the good news of God's love, mercy and offer of salvation is expanding, embracing the "new poor, men and women with Christ's face who ask for help, consolation and hope in the most desperate life situations."
Argentine priest who criticized drug trafficking found dead at his home
Father Viroche, 47, pastor of the Our Lady of the Valley Parish in a locality known as La Florida, had a history of speaking out on security issues and the dangers of drug dealing.
Where policy, religion fail, sports can lift spirits, say speakers
"Sport is the medicine my mother couldn't give me" to counteract the bullying and exclusion growing up in York, Pennsylvania, one Special Olympic champion said.
Catholics urged to be ‘stewards of mercy’ amid growing polarization
The polarization that exists in our secular culture, so visible in the acerbic campaign for the White House, has crept into the church and compels Catholics of goodwill to be "stewards of mercy" and civility, Greg Erlandson, the director and editor-in-chief of CNS said.
Archbishop dedicates new home for seniors in Kensington
St. Francis Villa, with its 40 apartments for low-income seniors from diverse backgrounds, is the latest project of archdiocesan Catholic Health Care Services to serve the elderly poor in their neighborhoods.
Longtime Chestnut Hill College biology professor dies at 84
Sister Florence E. Sullivan, S.S.J., taught at all levels of education as a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 67 years.
As his film debuts, Wahlberg finds time to praise priesthood in video
Actor Mark Wahlberg, a native of Boston, where the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors held its annual conference Sept. 30–Oct.7, made the homemade video shown to those who attended, and later posted on Diocese of Providence vocations office Facebook page.
Longtime music teacher in Philadelphia schools dies at 74
Sister Regina Maria Gormley, S.S.J., earned graduate degrees in music education from Temple University and Catholic University of America before serving in liturgical music for much of her 56 years in ministry.
Sister Mary Patricia McCrane, S.S.J., dies at age 85
The Sister of St. Joseph ministered for 66 years in the congregation primarily as a teacher in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and neighboring dioceses.